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. >> reporter: also tomorrow, the senate is expected to consider chuck hagel's nomination for defense secretary once again. brian, this time the republican filibuster is expected to fail. hagel could be confirmed as early as this wednesday. >> peter alexander at the white house tonight. peter, thanks. >>> almost thankfully we at least get to talk about the weather, even though it is a massive blizzard churning its way across this country tonight. watches and warnings are up in several states, many already hard-hit. now facing what is shaping up to be another record-breaker in some parts. weather channel meteorologist mike seidel joins us from wichita, kansas tonight. hey, mike. good evening. >> hey, good evening, brian. all or parts of 20 states tonight into wednesday are under some type of winter weather warning or advisory. it stretches from texas to maine. meanwhile, this morning the plains got hit hard by howling wind and blinding snow. the storm hit hard in the predawn hours in the texas panhandle. >> oh, my god, dude. >> reporter: 2 to 3-inch per hour snowfall rates and hurrican
. >> reporter: also tomorrow, the senate is expected to consider chuck hagel's nomination for defense secretary once again. brian, this time the republican filibuster is expected to fail. hagel could be confirmed as early as this wednesday. >> peter alexander at the white house tonight. peter, thanks. >>> almost thankfully we at least get to talk about the weather, even though it is a massive blizzard churning its way across this country tonight. watches and warnings are up...
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misinterpreted someone's joke about chuck hagel as association with a group of friends of hamas and they were in such a rush to break this story that they failed to check whether the group even exists and it doesn't so chuck hagel has been under attack not just for his previous statements but also for what he had never said and done. so the next defense secretary will have to deal with one notorious company long accused of manipulating the relationship with the government to get out of trouble part of his contract of a cause me the new name of blackhole to escape with little more than a slap on the wrist of a new arms smuggling scandal and michael o'brien and also the book called america's failure in the wrong things it's essentially immune to prosecution. they're just follow on charges after the the debacle at mr square in baghdad september of two thousand and seven. course that was where the seventeen iraqis were were killed you can say they were you know murdered needlessly killed whatever the case may be these are follow on charges that were. pushed against blackwater course tha
misinterpreted someone's joke about chuck hagel as association with a group of friends of hamas and they were in such a rush to break this story that they failed to check whether the group even exists and it doesn't so chuck hagel has been under attack not just for his previous statements but also for what he had never said and done. so the next defense secretary will have to deal with one notorious company long accused of manipulating the relationship with the government to get out of trouble...
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a number of republican senators including john mccain say chuck hagel is not qualified for the job but they indicate that they're going to allow the full senate to vote because what happened ten days ago was that the senators voted to postpone the vote and to continue the debate so it's all likely that they're going to keep stalling the vote over chuck hagel is confirmation and he will be confirmed there's no doubt about that the votes are there but the humiliation that he had to go through during these last few months sent a message all by itself right now chuck hagel is this repenting figure who keeps apologizing for the positions he had taken before for the statements he had made before including that war with iran should not be an option including his criticism of israel's actions and other foreign policy views that he had expressed as a senator the congress effectively showed their readiness to destroy anyone who would allow themselves to descend from washington's core foreign policy belief so despite all the apologizing that mr hagel has done one senator said he almost had tears
a number of republican senators including john mccain say chuck hagel is not qualified for the job but they indicate that they're going to allow the full senate to vote because what happened ten days ago was that the senators voted to postpone the vote and to continue the debate so it's all likely that they're going to keep stalling the vote over chuck hagel is confirmation and he will be confirmed there's no doubt about that the votes are there but the humiliation that he had to go through...
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misinterpreted someone's joke about chuck hagel as association with a group of friends of hamas and they were in such a rush to break the story that they failed to check whether the group even exists and it doesn't so chuck hagel has been under attack not just for his previous statements but also for what he had never said and done. if confirmed as the next u.s. secretary of defense hagel will have to cope with a company long accused of using his cozy government ties to dodge the hands of justice last week the part private contractor firm academy formerly known infamously so as blackwater escaped with little more than a slap on the wrist over a new arms smuggling scandal michael o'brien is the author of a book called america's failure in iraq and he thinks it's essentially immune from prosecution. they're just follow on charges after the the debacle at mr square in the big beard september of two thousand and seven. course that was where the seventeen iraqis were were killed these are follow on charges that were. pushed against blackwater course that that's the old name the company t
misinterpreted someone's joke about chuck hagel as association with a group of friends of hamas and they were in such a rush to break the story that they failed to check whether the group even exists and it doesn't so chuck hagel has been under attack not just for his previous statements but also for what he had never said and done. if confirmed as the next u.s. secretary of defense hagel will have to cope with a company long accused of using his cozy government ties to dodge the hands of...
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senators to confirm chuck hagel as the next secretary of defense when the filibuster comes to an end after the vote now drew the ire of republicans from the i'll set out from the start as some of his views put him at all odds with his own party meanwhile a lackluster performance at his initial confirmation hearing didn't help either party's going to have the details. you will be confirmed there is no doubt about that the votes are there but the humiliation that he had to go through during these last few months sent a message all by itself right now chuck hagel is this repenting figure who keeps apologizing for the positions he had taken before for the statements he had made before including that war with iran should not be an option including his criticism of israel's actions and other foreign policy views that he had expressed as a senator the congress effectively showed their readiness to destroy anyone who would allow themselves to descend from washington's core foreign policy belief so despite all the apologizing that mr hague old has done one senator said he almost had tears in
senators to confirm chuck hagel as the next secretary of defense when the filibuster comes to an end after the vote now drew the ire of republicans from the i'll set out from the start as some of his views put him at all odds with his own party meanwhile a lackluster performance at his initial confirmation hearing didn't help either party's going to have the details. you will be confirmed there is no doubt about that the votes are there but the humiliation that he had to go through during these...
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which chuck hagel are we being asked to confirm? the one who shoots from the hip and means what he says? or the one who is now willing to say anything to be confirmed? we need a secretary of defense who can stand before the world and articulate that america is opposed to a nuclear iran and rejects a policy of containment. we need a secretary of defense who can stand before the world and be clear that the iranian government is not a legitimately constituted government. we need a secretary of defense with broad bipartisan support. sadly, that secretary is not chuck hagel. thank you, mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: mr. president, how much time do we have on our side and on the republican side. the presiding officer: the senator from michigan has 11 1/2 minutes remaining. the senator from oklahoma has 11 minutes. mr. levin: mr. president, i have 11 unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have been approved by both the majority and minority l
which chuck hagel are we being asked to confirm? the one who shoots from the hip and means what he says? or the one who is now willing to say anything to be confirmed? we need a secretary of defense who can stand before the world and articulate that america is opposed to a nuclear iran and rejects a policy of containment. we need a secretary of defense who can stand before the world and be clear that the iranian government is not a legitimately constituted government. we need a secretary of...
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hagel has been working very hard to tailor his views so as to please congress as a senator chuck hagel allowed himself to oppose the surge in iraq for example to criticize israel's policies to oppose seeing war with iran as an option but as the president's nominee for the defense secretary position he backtracked on and much of what he had said before and did it in and did it as even his supporters know that in a rather clumsy way but in a way that showed how much he wanted the job and the whole confirmation process including the attack campaign against him including the filibuster ten days ago showed how intolerant the u.s. congress is of alternative thought on foreign policy ten days ago the senators knew quite well that chuck hagel would eventually be confirmed but they chose to block the vote as many say just to make a point well guy it's probably fair to say that anyone that president obama would have nominated would have been controversial since it's hard to please those lawmakers up there on capitol hill but why do you think the president chose chuck hagel specifically given the
hagel has been working very hard to tailor his views so as to please congress as a senator chuck hagel allowed himself to oppose the surge in iraq for example to criticize israel's policies to oppose seeing war with iran as an option but as the president's nominee for the defense secretary position he backtracked on and much of what he had said before and did it in and did it as even his supporters know that in a rather clumsy way but in a way that showed how much he wanted the job and the...
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choice for defense, chuck hagel, was confirmed today by a 58-41 vote in the senate. he's a former republican senator from nebraska, though some of his roughest treatment was at the hands of fellow republicans. when he walks into the pentagon as the new secretary of defense, he will be the first vietnam veteran to have that job. he still carries shrapnel with him from combat, where he earned two purple hearts. >>> now to the weather, as another big storm pounds the plains and the midwest. you can see it is a huge system, as it sweeps across the country now from west to east. it has dumped more than two feet of snow outside denver. it's caused blizzard conditions through kansas, missouri, oklahoma, and they're having a genuine, classic winter evening in chicago. that's where we find weather channel meteorologist eric fisher on michigan avenue tonight. eric, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. we're not seeing those up to hurricane-force gusts that we had across the plains that wreaked havoc yesterday, but we are seeing that same heavy, wet snow that's left
choice for defense, chuck hagel, was confirmed today by a 58-41 vote in the senate. he's a former republican senator from nebraska, though some of his roughest treatment was at the hands of fellow republicans. when he walks into the pentagon as the new secretary of defense, he will be the first vietnam veteran to have that job. he still carries shrapnel with him from combat, where he earned two purple hearts. >>> now to the weather, as another big storm pounds the plains and the...
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can chuck hagel mend fences in the republican party? >> is he technically a republican, but i think we should leave the guy alone, respect the president's decision, and see what committee do. >> leave the dude alone. >> amen. >> amen to that. i don't know. he has a lot on his plate. john brennan is now the strawman for the republican party. they may hold up his nomination. in the end, michael eric dyson, is this obstruction benefitting the republican party? >> not at all. the reality is that they hate who they hate because they hate the guy in charge, so they end up hating the people who are themselves. we've seen the enemy, and it's us, except they don't recognize that they're doing the country a great disservice, and by targeting, you know, hagel and brennan, and you might have legitimate opposition to them, but do it in a way that is above board, not across the board kind of filibustering and the people who are in the cabinet serve at the president's leisure and his pleasure, and we've now set a horrible precedent. >> we have to leav
can chuck hagel mend fences in the republican party? >> is he technically a republican, but i think we should leave the guy alone, respect the president's decision, and see what committee do. >> leave the dude alone. >> amen. >> amen to that. i don't know. he has a lot on his plate. john brennan is now the strawman for the republican party. they may hold up his nomination. in the end, michael eric dyson, is this obstruction benefitting the republican party? >> not...
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. >> ifill: then, we get the latest on the senate vote to confirm former senator chuck hagel as the next secretary of defense. >> woodruff: ray suarez talks with marcia coyle about today's supreme court arguments over getting a d.n.a. sample from a suspect who was arrested but not convicted of a crime. >> ifill: special correspondent kira kay previews next week's presidential contest in kenya, where memories linger from the violence that followed the 2007 elections. >> we talk about people dead. i think if you count it over time and those who don't know it's probably around 2,000. massive, huge kills. we were on the brink of civil war. >> woodruff: and we close with a conversation with gloria steinem about the women's movement and the pbs documentary, "makers: women who make america." >> we have realized that a majority of americans fully agree that women can do what men can do but we haven't yet realized that men can do what women do. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the
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you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with chuck hagel. he's now is going to be the nation's defense secretary. the senate has just voted to approve his nomination. he was confirmed. dana bash is up on capitol hill. barbara starr is at the pentagon. dana, what was the final roll call? >> reporter: we don't have it yet. they are finalizing it. we do know because our lisa is in the chamber she's counted 51 votes, simple majority needed for chuck hagel to be confirmed as the next defense secretary. we also know just listening to the votes as they come up he's gotten at least four yes votes from his former republican colleagues. that's not a lot but maybe more than some may have anticipated given the deep partisan divide over his nomination. this may surprise people as well. rand paul one of the most conservative senators he voted yes. cochran said he would. richard shelby of alabama and mike johans as well. this vote is still open. what this does is put this very bruising battle for chuck hagel behind him but obviously as barbara will tell yo
you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with chuck hagel. he's now is going to be the nation's defense secretary. the senate has just voted to approve his nomination. he was confirmed. dana bash is up on capitol hill. barbara starr is at the pentagon. dana, what was the final roll call? >> reporter: we don't have it yet. they are finalizing it. we do know because our lisa is in the chamber she's counted 51 votes, simple majority needed for chuck hagel to be...
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this is a vote to end the republican filibuster on chuck hagel's nomination to be the next secretary of defense. ten days ago we had the same exact vote and it failed. republicans, enough republicans blocked it so that the filibuster continued. but democrats in the white house only needed one more vote and we think that that is there, at least one more vote. so we believe at the end of this vote, which has approximately ten minutes left, chuck hagel will -- the way will be cleared for him to be secretary of defense. unclear if they'll have a final vote today or wait until tomorrow. but we're watching this to see exactly how it goes down. but one thing we did hear before this started was the republicans who are ardently opposed to him say that even if he is nominated, which i think he will be, he will be too battered and bruised to be an effective secretary of defense. they did one last at least public ask of the president to withdraw his nomination, which of course we knew was not going to happen. >> dana, keep us posted when this will become official. >>> italians went to the polls
this is a vote to end the republican filibuster on chuck hagel's nomination to be the next secretary of defense. ten days ago we had the same exact vote and it failed. republicans, enough republicans blocked it so that the filibuster continued. but democrats in the white house only needed one more vote and we think that that is there, at least one more vote. so we believe at the end of this vote, which has approximately ten minutes left, chuck hagel will -- the way will be cleared for him to be...
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, senate majority leader harry reid said, chuck hagel should have been confirmed before the president's day recess. at the time, the senate's 55 democrats could not get the 60 votes needed to end a republican filibuster against fellow republican hagel. democrat dick durbin of illinois condemned the g.o.p. opposition today. >> there's no question that there are some who bear some negative feelings torgd chuck hagel because of his independence and some of his votes in the past, even his support of president obama in the last presidential election. but this has been taken to a level that i never expected. >> woodruff: still mississippi's roger wicker and other republicans charged again that hagel is too willing to compromise with iran. and too willing to criticize israel. >> either we should disregard everything that the senator has said and stood for as merely hyperbole or this is a nominee with a very unsettling and naive world view. you can't have it both ways. >> woodruff: just five days ago 15 republican senators wrote to president obama asking him to withdraw the hagel nomination. bu
, senate majority leader harry reid said, chuck hagel should have been confirmed before the president's day recess. at the time, the senate's 55 democrats could not get the 60 votes needed to end a republican filibuster against fellow republican hagel. democrat dick durbin of illinois condemned the g.o.p. opposition today. >> there's no question that there are some who bear some negative feelings torgd chuck hagel because of his independence and some of his votes in the past, even his...
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senate confirmed chuck hagel as the next secretary of defense, ending weeks of delay. his nomination bitterly split the senate with republican lawmakers say in their former colleague was too critical of israel and to compromising on iran. the world's major powers have offered the world some relief from crippled -- crippling economic sanctions. if it scales back on its nuclear program, tonight, talks in context don over to ron have not helped in that endeavor. stressed diplomacy can still resolve this nuclear standoff. can it? dennis is with us. really takings place because the alternative is worse? think there is an advantage to having diplomacy solved it, if in fact, it can solve it. resolutions byle the iaea, asking them -- not asking, but mandating that they stop. they are not stopping. and the world has put a lot of pressure on the iranians, clearly, through increasing the economic pressures that do have an impact there, but they have not had an effect on iran's behavior on its nuclear program yet. is there a diplomatic way out? oneapproach on the 5 plus was to say
senate confirmed chuck hagel as the next secretary of defense, ending weeks of delay. his nomination bitterly split the senate with republican lawmakers say in their former colleague was too critical of israel and to compromising on iran. the world's major powers have offered the world some relief from crippled -- crippling economic sanctions. if it scales back on its nuclear program, tonight, talks in context don over to ron have not helped in that endeavor. stressed diplomacy can still...
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defense secretary nominee chuck hagel after republicans stalled his nomination, the former gop senator is now back on track to win confirmation and succeed leon panetta. >>> violence in civil war this morning as a massive explosion rocks syria, hours after president bashar al assad's regime said it was prepared to hold talks with the rebels. they are unlikely to talk to the government they accuse of mass atrocities. according to human rights watch, the syrian military fired several ballistic missiles into residential areas of aleppo, killing more than 140 people, including 70 children. >>> today marks 20 years since the first attack on the world trade center here in new york city. the car bombing back in 1993 killed six people and left more than 1,000 others injured. the names of those victims are now inscribed at the september 11th memorial and a ceremony will be held there today. >>> a desperate race against time near monterey bay in california after the coast guard received a series of distress calls from an unidentified family, the last one saying they are abandoning ship. it is be
defense secretary nominee chuck hagel after republicans stalled his nomination, the former gop senator is now back on track to win confirmation and succeed leon panetta. >>> violence in civil war this morning as a massive explosion rocks syria, hours after president bashar al assad's regime said it was prepared to hold talks with the rebels. they are unlikely to talk to the government they accuse of mass atrocities. according to human rights watch, the syrian military fired several...
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chuck hagel for defense secretary get as vote in the full senate. the senate finance committee will vote on jack lew as treasury secretary. a lot of push back on both these nominations. neither one of them is considered to be a sure thing. we'll have results for you when those votes come in. >>> also this big story, a second deadly blizzard is hitting a huge chunk of the country right now just days after another powerful storm ripped through. roofs collapsing under the weight of snow that just keeps coming down in this area. icy conditions out there in the midwest and tornado warnings. you don't see that often with snow. that is also weighing on folks in the south and the storm is moving east and that is how we start a brand new hour in "america's newsroom.". great to have you all with us this morning. i'm martha maccallum. bill: i'm bill hemmer. good morning. 80,000 in the heartland waking up without power. it is bitter cold out there. parts of texas actually have hurricane force wind gusts, whipping that snow around and stranding people like this
chuck hagel for defense secretary get as vote in the full senate. the senate finance committee will vote on jack lew as treasury secretary. a lot of push back on both these nominations. neither one of them is considered to be a sure thing. we'll have results for you when those votes come in. >>> also this big story, a second deadly blizzard is hitting a huge chunk of the country right now just days after another powerful storm ripped through. roofs collapsing under the weight of snow...
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hagel stands after being all but hung out to dry in a bitter partisan standoff. also as germany doubles arms exports to the gulf states we look at the possible repercussions of berlin selling weapons to the repressive regimes that and much more after a short break. wealthy british sign on. the time to. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with my next concert for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to the report on our. welcome back i'm lucy catherine of germany's boosting its arms sales to gulf monarchies despite the grim human rights records of countries like saudi arabia bahrain and qatar now activists have been sounding the alarm over the trend accusing berlin of quote moral bankruptcy so let's take a detailed look now at these arms sales figures if we can pull that up on the screen right there what we see last year germans total value of approved arms exports to gulf states stood at almost one and a half billion euros you can see that right there they soared from two thousand and eleven when expo
hagel stands after being all but hung out to dry in a bitter partisan standoff. also as germany doubles arms exports to the gulf states we look at the possible repercussions of berlin selling weapons to the repressive regimes that and much more after a short break. wealthy british sign on. the time to. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with my next concert for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to the report on our. welcome back...
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hagel stands after being all but hung out to dry in a bitter partisan standoff. now germany is boosting its arms sales to gulf want to keizer despite the grimmer records of human rights abuses and ultimately activists of sounding the alarm says we speak because all over this alarming trend bertalan is being accused of ultimately moral bankruptcy as it continues to funnel literally billions of euros of weaponry to the middle east region the arab world affected by the arab spring most noticeably though that of saudi arabia not affected so much by the arab spring but certainly getting a lot of german weaponry hardware here we go the numbers show you right here two thousand and eleven saudi arabia getting only five hundred seventy million euros worth then it goes up to well over one one excuse me one point four seven billion i believe so they soared from twenty eleven when exports stood a little more than five hundred million and here we have the german arms of saudi arabia they go on and on and on nine times the previous limits now later this hour we'll be discussin
hagel stands after being all but hung out to dry in a bitter partisan standoff. now germany is boosting its arms sales to gulf want to keizer despite the grimmer records of human rights abuses and ultimately activists of sounding the alarm says we speak because all over this alarming trend bertalan is being accused of ultimately moral bankruptcy as it continues to funnel literally billions of euros of weaponry to the middle east region the arab world affected by the arab spring most noticeably...
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this morning and chuck hagel, a controversial pick for that position but right now the questions are his biggest critics are they ready to move finally forward on a nomination for that final vote. >> senators john mccain and lindsey graham say they are and they will allow this to come to a floor vote. republicans blocked that almost two weeks ago. now it looks like we may see two votes today. one to let the process move forward and then perhaps a final vote on hagel's nomination despite the pushback he got from his own party from republicans, former colleagues here looks like they are ready to do that. the question is how quickly might that happen. republicans have the option of having 30 hours of debate first and we're still waiting to see whether they will forego that. >> i tell you what, nothing is ever easy on capitol hill and the secretary of defense leon panetta is trying to go into retirement back here home in california and of course expressing how frustrated he is with his holdup here. is he planning, have you heard, to head back to washington for today's confirmation hearin
this morning and chuck hagel, a controversial pick for that position but right now the questions are his biggest critics are they ready to move finally forward on a nomination for that final vote. >> senators john mccain and lindsey graham say they are and they will allow this to come to a floor vote. republicans blocked that almost two weeks ago. now it looks like we may see two votes today. one to let the process move forward and then perhaps a final vote on hagel's nomination despite...
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and senator warner continued, "chuck hagel did that as a sergeant in vietnam, and if confirmed, chuck hagel will do it again, this time not before a platoon but before every man and wool and their families in -- every man and woman and their families in the armed services. he said, you will lead them, and they will know in their hearts that we have one of our own," now earlier today, the senate acted in a bipartisan fashion in voting to end the filibuster of this nomination by a very substantial vote. if confirmed, senator hagel would be the first former enlisted man and the first veteran of the vietnam war to serve as secretary of defense. this background gives senator hagel an invaluable perspective, not only with respect to the difficult decisions and recommendations that a secretary of defense must make regarding the use of force and the commitment of u.s. troops overseas, but also with respect to the day-to-day decisions that a secretary must make to ensure that our men and women in unilaterauniform and their famis receive the support and assistance that they need and deserve. ou
and senator warner continued, "chuck hagel did that as a sergeant in vietnam, and if confirmed, chuck hagel will do it again, this time not before a platoon but before every man and wool and their families in -- every man and woman and their families in the armed services. he said, you will lead them, and they will know in their hearts that we have one of our own," now earlier today, the senate acted in a bipartisan fashion in voting to end the filibuster of this nomination by a very...
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the republicans stalling chuck hagel's nomination for 12 days now but signaled they would end delay tactics making way for a vote possibly today. it appears hagel would get necessary votes to be confirmed as secretary of defense. many republicans just don't like hagel calling him too critical of israel and too compromising with iran. >>> let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. it's 5:45. what are we in store for today? >> it is winter. >> do you need reminding? >> old man winter took off. do you know where he went? wichita, kansas, everybody. let's show you this video. they have a mean storm system and today we're expecting numerous flight delays and not just in the midwest. also in the deep south. they'll see quite a bit of snowfall in the midwest and deep south will deal with flooding. same system that brought us the rain last week blows up over the rockies. they'll deal with this today. make sure to check ahead throughout the day without delay with your carrier. these are places to check. wichita, st. louis, missouri, expecting delays here. chicago, atlanta, and d.c.
the republicans stalling chuck hagel's nomination for 12 days now but signaled they would end delay tactics making way for a vote possibly today. it appears hagel would get necessary votes to be confirmed as secretary of defense. many republicans just don't like hagel calling him too critical of israel and too compromising with iran. >>> let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. it's 5:45. what are we in store for today? >> it is winter. >> do you need...
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it bothers me even more than the nomination of chuck hagel. it just seems like the president is totally disengaged. no one vetted this guy. it's just crony capitalism, as you said. and the president spoke so vehemently for so long that this was something he was going to put a stop to. >> that's a key point. he talked about transparency and we're not going to have a revolving door. senator, tim geithner made a mistake with his taxes and corrected it and apologized. he apologized on the air, he apologized right here at a conference room. we had a meeting with the guy. this guy lew is sitting around saying i don't know, i don't remember. and these contracts are sweetheart deals and favoritism and revolving door, the type obama said he would stop. >> well, you know, it's a hard thing, but i do think this second term appointment of people in the cabinet, treasury secretary has always been such a plum job and it's been really high quality people. and i don't know jack lew. i've met with him a couple of times, of course. but i had no idea that he had
it bothers me even more than the nomination of chuck hagel. it just seems like the president is totally disengaged. no one vetted this guy. it's just crony capitalism, as you said. and the president spoke so vehemently for so long that this was something he was going to put a stop to. >> that's a key point. he talked about transparency and we're not going to have a revolving door. senator, tim geithner made a mistake with his taxes and corrected it and apologized. he apologized on the...
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the democrat controlled senate will hold a test vote on the vote of chuck hagel. he failed to meet the threshold earlier this month. it was the first time the senate filibustered the cabinet nominee. a final vote could be held tomorrow if hagel reaches 60 votes. >>> drivers don't you hate when it you get stuck behind the slow drivers? a georgia law maker wants them to move over. state congressman proposed a bill allowing police to ticket anyone driving too slowly in the left lane on the highway. so what is too slow, i ask you? >> speed limit is 70 on most interstate highways. it's whatever, 60, 65. if you're not driving the speed limit, you have a duty to get out of the way. >> they're going to cause you to wreck or you're going to wreck trying to get around them. >> alisyn: my morning commute will get faster now. there is a law about usage original the books, but -- on the books, but his slaw stronger. >> steve: the problem is when somebody is behind you flashing the lights. >> brian: i didn't know it was you. by the way, forget about early retirement. scientists
the democrat controlled senate will hold a test vote on the vote of chuck hagel. he failed to meet the threshold earlier this month. it was the first time the senate filibustered the cabinet nominee. a final vote could be held tomorrow if hagel reaches 60 votes. >>> drivers don't you hate when it you get stuck behind the slow drivers? a georgia law maker wants them to move over. state congressman proposed a bill allowing police to ticket anyone driving too slowly in the left lane on...
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o they will vote on whether to end the filibuster on chuck hagel's nomination to be defense secretary. hagel is expected to be confirmed. >>> more evidence suggests that the secret to heart health is what you need. a just-published study finds eating a mediterranean style diet with nuts, olive oil, even some wine cuts cardiovascular death rights by 30%. spanish researchers ended the study early about five years into it, saying it would be unethical not to end the study. >>> okay, finally, a rap video featuring flashy cars, women in tight clothes, suggestive dancing, not unusual, but this rapper is 9 years old. unusual and using lyrics like coke is not a bad word. child welfare workers are taking a closer look at li'l poopy's youtube video. the boy's father told a boston tv station his son has done nothing wrong and police have not filed criminal charges or arrested the boy's father. a lawyer says it's freedom of speech. >> we have a lawyer on our panel, natalie jackson, outside the craziness, he's 9. that nice red car, he can't thrive that. the jewelry down to the belly button. i mean
o they will vote on whether to end the filibuster on chuck hagel's nomination to be defense secretary. hagel is expected to be confirmed. >>> more evidence suggests that the secret to heart health is what you need. a just-published study finds eating a mediterranean style diet with nuts, olive oil, even some wine cuts cardiovascular death rights by 30%. spanish researchers ended the study early about five years into it, saying it would be unethical not to end the study. >>>...
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. >>> making news today, former senator chuck hagel survived the filibuster. now president obama's pick for defense secretary could see a vote in the full senate as soon as this afternoon. keep in mind, all of this happening on the same day that obama's nomination for treasury secretary jack lew cleared the senate finance committee an heads to the floor. that is expected tomorrow. >>> coming up, slamming a spaceship into an asteroid on purpose. yep. that's the game plan for keeping the earth out of harm's way when another space rock comes hurdling towards us. will this work? some answers straight ahead. i've always had to keep my eye on her... but, i didn't always watch out for myself. with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. so i'm doing fine... but she's still going to give me a heart attack. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's heal
. >>> making news today, former senator chuck hagel survived the filibuster. now president obama's pick for defense secretary could see a vote in the full senate as soon as this afternoon. keep in mind, all of this happening on the same day that obama's nomination for treasury secretary jack lew cleared the senate finance committee an heads to the floor. that is expected tomorrow. >>> coming up, slamming a spaceship into an asteroid on purpose. yep. that's the game plan for...
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. >>> chuck hagel may be confirmed today as secretary of defense, but his predecessor, leon panetta, will not be on capitol hill for the vote. anxious to retire, panetta will watch hagel's proceedings on tv from the comfort of his own home in california. >>> the senate finance committee is expected to approve the nomination of jack lew as secretary of the treasury. a confirmation vote from the full senate expected tomorrow. he replaces timothy geithner. >>> the nation's most famous surgeon general has passed away. c. everett koop was appointed by president reagan in 1981 and instrumental in changing america's views on smoking, trying to get the country to kick the habit by the year 2000. he also endorsed condoms and sex education in an effort to stop the spread of aids. he died at his home in new hampshire. dr. koop was 96 years old. >>> pope benedict has just days left as the leader of the roman catholic church and their scandal as a transition begins towards a new pope. abc's david wright reports from the vatican. >> reporter: britain's cardinal keith o'brian will not attend the co
. >>> chuck hagel may be confirmed today as secretary of defense, but his predecessor, leon panetta, will not be on capitol hill for the vote. anxious to retire, panetta will watch hagel's proceedings on tv from the comfort of his own home in california. >>> the senate finance committee is expected to approve the nomination of jack lew as secretary of the treasury. a confirmation vote from the full senate expected tomorrow. he replaces timothy geithner. >>> the...
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the senate is holding a final vote on the confirmation of chuck hagel to be the next defense secretary. earlier today on a vote of 71-27, the senate ended a republican filibuster setting the stage for that confirmation vote. 18 republicans joined 51 democrats and two independents to move forward with the nomination. the final confirmation vote on the senate floor vote now live on c-span2. federal chairman ben bernanke says the economy is still struggling with high unemployment. he delivered the semi-annual report to a senate committee and tomorrow he testifies before the house financial services committee. we will have it live at 10:00 on c-span3. >> on route 66, people were traveling either traveling for fun or looking for a job. maybe they were on their way to the grand canyon or to work in the agricultural fields in california. at first route 66 was just a way to get somewhere. your destination was out in california. but later on after all these snake pits started blossoming up, tourist traps, motels and the trading posts, indian trading posts, when they started springing up, it bec
the senate is holding a final vote on the confirmation of chuck hagel to be the next defense secretary. earlier today on a vote of 71-27, the senate ended a republican filibuster setting the stage for that confirmation vote. 18 republicans joined 51 democrats and two independents to move forward with the nomination. the final confirmation vote on the senate floor vote now live on c-span2. federal chairman ben bernanke says the economy is still struggling with high unemployment. he delivered the...